Use community- based approaches to develop and maintain common collections of geospatial data

1. NSDI VISION NO AMBIGUOUS ELEMENTS Develop common solutions for discovery, access, and use of geospatial data in response to the needs of diverse communities Use community- based approaches to develop and maintain common collections of geospatial data for sound decision-making DATA COMPLETE, ACCURATE, UNDERSTOOD STRUGGLING NO MORE INTERDEPENDENT SYSTEMS & SERVICES HARMONIZATION RESOURCES MANAGED EQUITABLY Increase the awareness & understanding of the vision,concepts, & benefits of NSDI through outreach & education NSDI BASIC INFRASTUCTURE USERS CAN BUILD UPON Build relationships among organizations to support the continuing development of the NSDI ACCOUNTABILITY SEAMLESS ACCESS Current and accurate geospatial data will be available to contribute locally, nationally and globally to economic growth, environmental quality and stability, and social progress. (1997) INTELLIGENT ACCESS BENEFITS CONTRIBUTIONS STANDARD PRACTICE TO USE NSDI • Avoid redundancy • Save lives • Performance Metrics= • justification • Learn from BP/LL of • others LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS UNDERSTANDS • Network of peers • Centers of Excellence shared • - Outreach • - Best Practices • FACA Exemption FGDC ROLE VALUE • Implement not just data content, but service standards • Needs assessment (holes, gaps) • Clarify roles/responsibilities • Facilitation; foster dialog • Mediate conflicts for common good • Build top leadership understanding & • advocacy (CIOs especially) • Budget Planning Process Commonalities • - Collaborate with OMB • Host forums to educate, build awareness • Build logic model out to societal benefit • Provide education & tools • Policy development • Framework & architecture • Performance metrics/compliance • mechanisms • - Output & outcome-oriented • - Business case development • NWS/NHS analogies • Make them want to contribute Vs. make them do it • Intersection Vs. union of technologies & processes • Revise governance & charters of FGDC subcommittees and • working groups • Critical underpinning • User/consumer demand is there and • receiving benefits • Sense of urgency created tied to • national security • Define specific national goals • Plan of attack (MOU performance metrics) • Reevaluate/redefine structure of FGDC • National Geo Data Council • Alternative to Exhibit 300 • Re-launch NSDI • Define a National Architecture • NSDI-friendly legislation • Identify NSDI expectations SUCCESS FACTORS • Build content according to published framework • Establish business case as FGDC-sponsored activity which defines societal benefits & performance measures with agency input • Seek authority for FGDC to assure compliance with NSDI goals • Local, state, tribes in full partnerships • Community of providers • Strategic goals of agencies reflect NSDI • Clearly defined roles • Branding • Celebrate success stories • Intersection not union of technology, interests, data, etc. B O L D S T E P S